10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich

You just might be a black Bill Gates in the making, if you're living in one of these 10 cities!

Columbia, Maryland

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As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

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Germantown, Maryland

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As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

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Franklin, New Jersey

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As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

Piscataway, New Jersey

4/10

As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

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Bowie, Maryland

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As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

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White Plains, New York

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As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

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Alexandria, Virginia

7/10

As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

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Matoaca, Virginia

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As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

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Pflugerville, Texas

9/10

As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).

Pearland, Texas

10/10

As part of its annual "Best Places to Live" report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).